The Steel Guitar Forum

So far as I know there is no magic workaround. The Steelaire was never really intended to be a dual channel amplifier. It was designed to support passive volume pedals and provide a boosted signal for them. This is why on the front end of the amplifier there is a pedal send and pedal return. So the ...

This actually is very indicative of a bad patch cable. (Always nice to chime in late...) One thing to watch out for if you hear high pitched noises that seem almost like micro-phonic tubes is that the center conductor and even the external conductors of cables can behave poorly as the conductance de...

There is a BlockDock 12 coming out soon. Check the website for details.

Howdy gang, Chris from Quilter here. Just wanted to let the community know that we are discontinuing the Steelaire Pro and the Steelaire Extension cab. The Steelaire Combo and Steelaire Rackmount will carry on as usual. Wanted to be sure to tip the hat to the community and let you know. Some dealers...

Just in case you haven't had a chance to get to the email... (From Pat Quilter) Hello Dennis The Direct Out should get a little louder without the speaker but it should work either way and provide a mic-level signal similar to what you would get by miking the speaker. Please confirm that your XLR ca...

Malcolm no worries... If it works for you then I am all for it. I am just relaying my own experiences. As is always said, your mileage may vary. I do recommend re-doing them once a year or so to take care of corrosion which will build up. Just trim them an eighth of an inch or so on each side, and m...

This is an enormous problem as well and one of the reasons we build in a well regulated universal power supply into all Quilter amps. (I have made them work at 72 Volts AC on a variac.) But even here at the lab we get an occasional weird zzzzzzztttt! So noise can happen although the amp is usually w...

This is going to be a touchy subject so I will leave it at this. (and I won't say what I really want to as it would likely be an epic debate.) I have fielded hundreds of calls about noise and ground loop hum. I can honestly say over 70% of my support calls are to help someone find the bad solder-les...

Hi gang, Chris from Quilter Labs here. Just wanted to follow up to see if there is anything we can do to help. A couple of things to keep in mind. Quilter amps are all analog and as such, they will have the general equivalent noise level (and in most cases even better than) a tube amp of similar pow...

Having noticed a painful lack of one, (or maybe not painful depending on your opinion...) I created a place for Steel Guitarists to get together in a group. Feel free to join.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/788836521216391/

As the CEO, I can safely say that this is not currently in the works. Maybe it should be?

Hi gang, Chris from Quilter Labs here. We are getting everything packed up and ready for the Dallas show but we are sadly lacking a steel guitar. I am looking for one that is used but not beat up terribly that we could use in developing future products and take with us to shows. Per chance is anyone...

I suppose I can answer this by pointing you at this link...
http://www.quilterlabs.com/index.php/aboutus/history
It started in 68 and became QSC Audio. (One of the world's foremost pro audio companies.)
Pat re-founded Quilter Labs to complete the work he began all those years ago.

Thanks for the reminder! Got my hotel and flight booked...

Hey gang, I am Chris, CEO of Quilter Labs, and I am going to head down to Dallas to meet some of our extended family in the world of Steel guitar. (Of course, some of you I already know, but I look forward to making new friends.) If you would be so kind, let me know what you want me to bring. Obviou...

Hi gang, Chris from Quilter here. We do not extensively break our speakers in. After receiving amplifiers back with many hundreds if not thousands of hours of use, they test almost precisely the same as new out of the box speakers. Now people can become nearly religious about issues like this, so I ...

I will happily second that emotion.
Jim is a wonderful person, a friend, and a treasure for the community at large.

To answer the peak limiter question, no there is no peak limiter. The Limiter section on the amp is controllable and will only limit the amplifier going into to distortion based on gain level settings and relative limiter settings. We will do a thorough look at the amp when we get it in and let ever...

It is a complicated answer to explain why you will not necessarily hear a louder signal between one jack and the other. Suffice to say, the extension is truly meant to be an extension jack. Not necessarily a primary output. Okay as far as a "loudness" issue goes there are many factors at p...

Oh, and you should be using the 4 ohm jack which is in fact on the bottom. You could use either and no harm will come but it is best to use the bottom one.

This one falls into the category of Oops!
Simply remove the label. It wasn't supposed to be on there.
Sorry about that gang.

Enjoy Dick, don't be shy if you have questions. You can get me at chris@quilterlabs.com or just call me on my cell. 714-773-2853
Either way, you will get a quick reply.

No problem there. Quilter amps are flexible so you can plug pretty much any extension cab in or just unplug them altogether for direct in only operation without causing harm to the amplifier.

Awww shucks guys. I'm blushing.
Nice switcher by the way Bob!

Now why would we ever back away? Pat Quilter himself is a Steeler!
Actually, if anything, we have an ever growing love, respect and appreciation for the art of playing Steel.